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Salinas driver pulled over twice at same speed trap

One driver had to be pulled over twice. First, he was busted for speeding. As he was driving away, he began using his cellphone to Google how much his speeding ticket would cost. So another officer pulled him over, and slapped him with a second ticket for distracted driving.

One driver had to be pulled over twice. First, he was busted for speeding. As he was driving away, he began using his cellphone to Google how much his speeding ticket would cost. So another officer pulled him over, and slapped him with a second ticket for distracted driving.

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Updated: 12:48 PM PST Feb 2, 2018

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WEBVTT FELIX: MORE THAN 100 TICKETSISSUED HALF A DOZEN CARS TOWED,ONE ARREST, ALL IN THE NAME OFPUBLIC SAFETY.CONSTITUTION FROM INDEPENDENCETO LAUREL WAS A SPEED TRAPTHURSDAY MORNING.>> I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE NOT BEINGHAPPY TO GET A TICKET, BUT IWOULD LIKE THEM TO THINK ABOUTIT AS A REMINDER THAT IT ISIMPORTANT TO EXERCISE SAFETY ANDCAUTIONED FOR EVERYBODY.FELIX: A TRAFFIC CRACKDOWNINVOLVING THE SALINAS PD, THECHP AND OFFICERS FROM THEMONTEREY PENINSULA, TARGETINGSPEEDERS AND DISTRACTED DRIVERSIN AN AREA THAT HAS SEEN SEVERALACCIDENTS INVOLVING PEDESTRIANAND CARS.IN ONE SPEEDING ACCIDENT, ADRIVER KILLED HIS GIRLFRIEND ANDHER EIGHT-MONTH-OLD BABY.>> WE WANT PEOPLE TO SLOW DOWNTO MAKE STREETS SAFER.THEY HAVE ASKED FOR THE SURFACE.WE ARE PROVIDING IT.WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF HORRIBLETHINGS HAPPEN, AND THERE IS NONEED FOR THAT.PEOPLE NEED TO SLOW DOWN, TAKETHEIR TIME.FELIX: IN A FOUR HOUR PERIOD,OFFICERS ISSUED 118 TRAFFICTICKETS.SIX CARS WERE TOWED DUE TOUNLICENSED DRIVERS, AND THEREWAS ONE WARRANT ARREST. THIS TICKETED DRIVER THOUGHT THEWHOLE OPERATION WAS UNFAIR, AT-- WAS UNFAIR.>> HE MAY NOT FEEL LIKE IT ISFAIR, BUT IT IS PEOPLE WHO GETHIT BY CARS AND PEOPLE THAT AREIN ACCIDENTS DON'T FEEL LIKE ITIS FAIR THAT THE LIFE IS INDANGER.FELIX: AT TIMES, NEARLY HALF ADOZEN CARS WERE PULLED OVER.ONE SPEEDSTER WAS TICKETED,DROVE OFF AND IMMEDIATELY GOT ONHIS CELL PHONE.>> APPARENTLY WAS RESEARCHINGHOW MUCH THE CITATION FINE WASGOING TO BE.ANOTHER OFFICER SAW HIM USINGHIS CELL PHONE WHILE DRIVING ANDHE WAS STOPPED AND CITED FORUSING HIS CELL PHONE WITHINMINUTES AFTER THE FIRST TICKET.>> THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.WE ARE TRYING TO SLOW THECOMMUNITY DOWN TO START OPENINGTHE RULES SO IT IS SAFER.FELIX: THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR --HERE SLOW DOWN AND PUT DOWN THEPHONE, AND WE SHOULD NOTE THPEDESTRIANS PLAY A ROLE INPUBLIC SAFETY.USE CROSSWALKS, LOOK BOTH WAYSAND IF YOU ARE OUT AT NIGHT, TRYTO USE REFLECTIVE CLOTHING.ERIN: LAST MONTH, THE SALINASPOLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED ADONATION TO BUY 500 REFLECTIVEVESTS.THE VESTS WERE AVAILABE TORESIDENTS FOR FREETODAY, THE POLICE CHIEF SAYS ALLTHE VESTS HAVE BEEN HANDED OUT,BUT UNFORTUNATELY THERE ISN'T

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Salinas driver pulled over twice at same speed trap

One driver had to be pulled over twice. First, he was busted for speeding. As he was driving away, he began using his cellphone to Google how much his speeding ticket would cost. So another officer pulled him over, and slapped him with a second ticket for distracted driving.

One driver had to be pulled over twice. First, he was busted for speeding. As he was driving away, he began using his cellphone to Google how much his speeding ticket would cost. So another officer pulled him over, and slapped him with a second ticket for distracted driving.